Popular Post Jay 37,550 Posted May 4 Popular Post Share Posted May 4 #maythe4thbewithyou 💫 We are excited to announce that John Williams, together with Thomas Adès, returns to our podium for two concerts on Saturday, December 7, 2024, and Sunday, December 8, 2024, at the Musikverein Wien! https://bit.ly/johnwilliams2024 #savethedate The start of the ticket sale as well as the exact program will be announced at a later date – stay tuned! Happy International Star Wars Day! 📸: Dieter Nagl https://www.facebook.com/share/p/PXcuCFP3mV8DbhDi/ https://www.wienerphilharmoniker.at/en/konzerte/the-music-of-john-williams/10598/ Sandor, pete, MaxTheHouseelf and 14 others 7 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjimwilson 265 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Well holy sheep poo. This is so amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,367 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Jesus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxTheHouseelf 324 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrbellamy 6,351 Posted May 4 Popular Post Share Posted May 4 John Williams really turned 90 and decided he wasn't fucking around anymore. Will, Jay, ConorPower and 9 others 4 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulin 3,523 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 I often see Thomas Ades mentioned as one of the leading contemporary classical composers. Like... a rather uncontroversial top 10 or so. Interesting to see him be listed on a Williams Vienna concert as a conductor. Are they going to be conducting at the same time, like that one time JW shared the podium with Dudamel? Now that I think of it, I would not mind hearing a piece or two by Ades himself on the programme. A good diversion from the usual thunder and blazes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marian Schedenig 8,261 Posted May 4 Popular Post Share Posted May 4 Adès has conducted the Philharmoniker before. I do wonder if he's going to conduct Williams pieces or if it might be a shared programme (but the title suggests the former). Also curious if this will be focused on Williams's concert music or exclusively on film pieces. And Adès isn't just a composer/conductor, but also a pianist… But the current announcement does specifically list him as conductor. bollemanneke, BB-8 and Miguel Andrade 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-8 3,542 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 So no need for that 7 LP box set if the show is not over yet? bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jurassic Shark 12,250 Posted May 4 Popular Post Share Posted May 4 They're finally doing the patch up sessions. BB-8, Tydirium, bollemanneke and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crlbrg 382 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Also find the Williams/Ades combo very random, but definitely not complaining...I wonder how that came about! BB-8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,351 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Well it reminded me of this post: So Williams has cited him before as one of his favorites and they have apparently been friendly at Tanglewood. I guess mutual respect lead to an opportunity to perform together. Maybe Williams started writing letters to Tommy Baby. crlbrg and Jurassic Shark 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyD 1,224 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Wow, that is awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,250 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 7 hours ago, mrbellamy said: they have apparently been friendly at Tanglewood. Too much info! bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JW collector 61 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 wouauwwww I would love to hear the Wiener Philhamoniker - together with the famous Wiener Sängerknaben - perform Exultate Justi ( from "Empire of the sun " ) and Dry your tears Afrika ( from Amistad ) - THAT would FANTASTIC !!!! the mentioned (boy)choir have performed several times with the Philharmoniker..... But I am "affraid" that we will get the "usual" stuff.... bollemanneke and Amer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTN 2,257 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 He just wants some more Imperial Torte. BB-8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,261 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 4 hours ago, JW collector said: wouauwwww I would love to hear the Wiener Philhamoniker - together with the famous Wiener Sängerknaben - perform Exultate Justi ( from "Empire of the sun " ) and Dry your tears Afrika ( from Amistad ) - THAT would FANTASTIC !!!! Or they could get the Wiener Singverein for some things, the adult choir of the Musikverein who handles most of the big orchestra/choir with the Philharmoniker and many other world class orchestras and conductors at the Musikverein (they're financed out of the membership fees for the Musikfreunde, so if you get a Musikfreunde subscription to get early access to the JW tickets, you're more or less directly paying them, among others). I'd be even more jealous of that friend of mine who's a member of that choir than I already am… JW collector 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nemesis 250 Posted May 5 Popular Post Share Posted May 5 Advance booking for members begins on 11/09/2024 at 9.00 am. The general advance sale starts on 18/09/2024 at 9.00 am. https://www.musikverein.at/en/archive/?scope=all&q=john+williams&sdate=2024-12-01&edate=2024-12-29&sorting=ASC Raiders of the SoundtrArk, Marauder, MaxTheHouseelf and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-8 3,542 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 9/11 JTN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,385 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 34 minutes ago, Nemesis said: Advance booking for members begins on 11/09/2024 at 9.00 am. The general advance sale starts on 18/09/2024 at 9.00 am. https://www.musikverein.at/en/archive/?scope=all&q=john+williams&sdate=2024-12-01&edate=2024-12-29&sorting=ASC What's involved in becoming a member? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,261 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 2 minutes ago, crumbs said: What's involved in becoming a member? 90 Euros: https://www.musikverein.at/en/become-a-member-of-the-musikverein-wien/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,351 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 6 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: Too much info! Nothing wrong with a friendly tanglewood Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,385 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 11 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said: 90 Euros: https://www.musikverein.at/en/become-a-member-of-the-musikverein-wien/ Probably not a bad deal if you want to (presumably) guarantee yourself tickets. How many members would they have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,261 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Plenty I suppose. It's their standard source of income (along with ticket sales and plenty of official grants, I'm sure), and that pays for the house, the organisation, and the choir, among other things. I've been a member for the previous two Williams concerts. Wouldn't have been necessary the first time (because those two concerts took a long time to sell out), but the initial tickets for Vienna II were gone within a few hours. More opened up later, but if you want to make sure you get a good seat, you should probably pay the fee and have two separate browsers open when tickets go on sale. I'll probably queue at the ticket office. First time I was there hours before, and it wasn't until 7 some more people showed up. Second time I got there around 7 and found a few people already queueing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 9 minutes ago, crumbs said: How many members would they have? One each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,250 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 One on every floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeallen01 2,140 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 I know London has fallen, but man please. bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTN 2,257 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 I don’t think JW had a pleasant experience in London in 2018. Probably why he doesn’t want to return. BB-8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlastoEls 563 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Well, we in London - not five miles from the Albert Hall! - are waiting with hope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miszka 19 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Wonderful news! I haven't had the time to write anything in the Berlin concerts thread and now this... It's hard to keep up with the Maestro these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hooper 1,998 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 5 hours ago, JTN said: I don’t think JW had a pleasant experience in London in 2018. Probably why he doesn’t want to return. Do tell. Aggressive fans/autograph hounds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,261 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 36 minutes ago, Mr. Hooper said: Do tell. Aggressive fans/autograph hounds? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTN 2,257 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 37 minutes ago, Mr. Hooper said: Do tell. Aggressive fans/autograph hounds? Uh, he fell ill and wasn’t able to conduct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hooper 1,998 Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 4 hours ago, JTN said: Uh, he fell ill and wasn’t able to conduct? Right. Brain fart. Speaking of which, there was a guy next to me at Carnegie Hall who flew in from London, or thereabouts, who was going to attend that concert. For anyone who went to CH, and wondered who that guy was that kept yelling "WOOOO!!" and "YEAAAAH!!," it was this guy. It was infectious, so I joined in a little. Smeltington 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victorrt 21 Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Well, then I guess I will have to try again and see him both in Berlin AND Vienna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miz 139 Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 And I'm guessing his connection to Vienna has something to do with Anne-Sophie Mutter? I am also a disappointed Brit who was in the Albert Hall in 2018. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-8 3,542 Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 But TA is a Brit. Perhaps he is the chosen one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badzeee 111 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 I think a trip to Vienna in December is required... BB-8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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